The Commissioner for Health in Ekiti State, Dr. Oyebanji Filani, says no fewer than 800,000 babies die of poor breastfeeding yearly across the globe. Filani said this at a news conference to commemorate the 2020…
How NCC boosted FG’s revenue by N344.71bn in…
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has told the House of Representatives Committee on Telecommunications how the telecoms agency contributed to the revenue drive of the Federal…
Nigeria’s economy can’t withstand another round of lockdown,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has warned that Nigerian economy is too fragile to bear another round of lockdown as a result of coronavirus. The president gave the warning on his Twitter handle on Thursday. While appealing…
CBN releases framework for N75bn youth investment fund
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has released guidelines for implementation of the proposed N75 billion Nigeria Youth Investment Fund, NYIF. CBN, in a statement by its Development Finance Department, stated that the fund was…
Wike signs Executive Order proscribing IPOB in Rivers
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has signed an executive order to reinforce the ban on the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, and its activities in the state. He made this known in a statement…
Covid: Lockdowns return as Europe confronts second wave
Two of Europe's biggest economies are reinstating some form of national lockdown, as the continent confronts a surge in coronavirus cases and deaths. From Friday people in France will only be allowed to leave home…
Bale ready to fly, Mourinho says
Tottenham Hotspur manager, Jose Mourinho, says Gareth Bale has worked hard to improve his fitness levels. The Portuguese manager added that the Wales forward would be ready to “fly” when he takes the field against…
Osun: Govt relaxes curfew, begins recovery of loot
Osun State government has announced the relaxation of the 24-hour curfew imposed on the state to curtail the looting of government and private property by hoodlums under the guise of EndSARS protest. A statement by…
EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu awards scholarship to children of slain…
Police officers lynched in the wake of the violence instigated by the nationwide youth demonstration against police brutality will not die in vain, Lagos State governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has pledged. The State government, on…